Re: mercuty detox-depression (long)

[Guest guest]

Hi, and all -

I've been lurking on this knowledgeable list for a while and finally have

something to contribute.

, I got my amalgam fillings removed last Spring, in 4 sessions of two

teeth each time over the course of 6 weeks (if I had it to do over again I'd

probably do one tooth every couple of months, but that's another story).

Two of the four sessions left me suicidally depressed. The first time, it

happened during the drilling (I was giving myself Reiki and feeling just

fine; then hit overwhelming despair, in about one breath's time). The only

protocol I was using for removing the mercury was Chinese herbs in a mixture

made for me by the master herbalist who has helped me greatly in the past.

It took a couple of weeks for that depression to lift and it was truly

awful.

When this happened again, (it hit on the way home from the dentist's office,

between one stoplight and the next), I got smarter. Drove directly to the

nearby acupuncture college clinic, explained my dilemma, and got a treatment

on the spot. Half-way through the treatment the worst of the depression

lifted in a noticeable way.

The six months following that were actually much worse than the low-grade

mercury toxicity I'd been living with for some time while I saved up the

money for the removals. It seemed that every few days I'd experience another

" dump " of stored mercury into my system and would have brainfog, sleep

difficulties, flulike symptoms, lethargy and depression. I was not strong

enough and did not have the money for IV chelation so it's been a long haul.

What got me through was Reiki; the Chinese herbal mixture although I found I

did better on a lower dose than originally prescribed; regular acupuncture

(available at low cost in the clinic at the acupuncture college); and EFT

(Emotional Freedom Techniques) and/or TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique) on

my own. These are energy therapies in which, by tapping or holding on

several of your own meridians in a specific way, you can clear or at least

lift much emotional and physical distress. I'm assuming members of this list

are familiar with these techniques (although the archives are so huge I

admit I haven't searched) so won't write about them in detail here.

But I do think TAT especially was incredibly helpful, as I used it to change

my internal relationship to the mercury still in my body. After that session

I could feel the difference, both physically and in maintaining relief from

the depression. Both techniques also work beautifully well for anxiety.

I'll be happy to give references for these techniques if anyone's

interested, either onlist or backchannel. They made the difference for me

during a truly horrible period. They're easily learned and

self-administered; that empowerment really helped my sense of powerlessness

and despair at each new episode of awfulness.

Thanks for all I'm learning here,

Noelle

Noelle , MA, MFT, RM

Psychotherapy and Energy Psychology

Usui Reiki Ryoho Master/Teacher

Los Angeles, CA, USA